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Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

Mobile commerce continues to prove problematic for Google Mobile commerce is gaining momentum, but the same cannot be said for Google Wallet. Google has been laboring to promote its Wallet application for nearly two years. The Wallet exists as a mobile commerce platform, allowing users to pay for goods and services using little more than their smartphone. Google had high hopes for the Wallet, but the initial launch of the application was plagued by security faults … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Near Field Communications, Technology News, Trends, United States

Mobile commerce sends British retail skyward in April

Mobile commerce sends British retail skyward in April

The performance of the sector in the United Kingdom received considerable benefit from smartphones and tablets. Online sales underwent a significant growth in the United Kingdom in April, this year, and a great deal of it is being credited to the contribution of mobile commerce, said the British Retail Consortium. The trade association for the British retail industry reported that the impact of smartphones and tablets is massive. The latest report from the British Retail Consortium looked directly … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, International, Mobile Commerce, Trends

Mobile commerce gave U.S. retail a shot in the arm in April

Mobile commerce gave U.S. retail a shot in the arm in April

Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that smartphones generated many sales. The U.S. Census Bureau has just released a study that showed that while mobile commerce and online shopping did experience a slowing at the start of the year, it also saw a considerable increase on a monthly and quarterly level in April. The total food services and retail sales for the first quarter this year increased by 3.7 percent over 2012. At the same time, the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, Trends, United States

T-commerce is more user friendly than shopping over smartphones

T-commerce is more user friendly than shopping over smartphones

A survey has shown that tablets are providing a much more pleasant experience than phones. According to the results of a recent American t-commerce survey, 30 percent of U.S. tablet owners have bought a product or service on their device, when compared with a much smaller 13 percent of smartphone users. This finding suggests that the tablet experience is more appealing to consumers than that on a smartphone. T-commerce currently holds a much larger share of the overall … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Tablet Commerce

Mobile commerce performance considerably improves at J.C. Penney

Mobile commerce performance considerably improves at J.C. Penney

Keynote Systems has reported that the retailer’s site is now loading twice as fast as previously. According to the latest results of the mobile commerce index from Keynote Systems, the homepage for J.C. Penney Co. Inc. was able to slash its load time in half by 1.78 seconds. On average, the department store was able to load its page in 7.21 seconds, a considerable improvement. The rule of thumb, according to Keynote, is that the lighter a mobile … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, United States

M-commerce network, MCX adds new companies to the exchange

M-commerce network, MCX adds new companies to the exchange

Chili’s Grill & Bar and Southwest Airlines will be joining many others on the growing list. The Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), which is the proposed American m-commerce network that was spearheaded by large nationwide retailers such as 7-Eleven Best Buy, Walmart, and Target, will be adding a number of additional companies to its list. The MCX is continuing to expand its size and has now announced the latest to be included on the network. Among the latest additions … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments